Occupational Vulnerability
OCCUPATION: WILDFIRE FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:
- Fires
- Smoke inhalation
- Storms
- Floods
- Landslides
INCREASED RISK OF:
- Illness
- Injury
- Death
- Hearing loss
- Muscle strain
OCCUPATION: MILITARY PERSONNEL
CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:
- Extreme heat
- Vector-borne disease
INCREASED RISK OF:
- Heat illness
- Lyme disease
OCCUPATION: OUTDOOR WORKERS
CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD:
- Extreme heat
- Wildfires
INCREASED RISK OF:
- Heat illness
- Agricultural injury
- Wildfire ash
- Exacerbated asthma